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Across the Line
Barry Jacobs
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Description for Across the Line
Hardback. Across the Line recounts the experiences of the pioneering African-American basketball players at 18 schools in the Atlantic Coast and Southeastern conferences, the South's most prominent, historically white intercollegiate leagues. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: WSJ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 31. Weight in Grams: 44.
In the 1960s, college sports required more than athletic prowess from its African American players. For many pioneering basketball players on 18 teams in the Atlantic and Southeastern conference, playing ball meant braving sometimes menacing crowds during the tumultuous era of civil rights. Perry Wallace feared he would be shot when he first stepped onto a court in his Vanderbilt uniform. During one road game, Georgia’s Ronnie Hogue fended off a hostile crowd with a chair. Craig Mobley had to flee the Clemson campus, along with other black students. C.B. Claiborne couldn’t attend the Duke team banquet when it was ... Read more
In the 1960s, college sports required more than athletic prowess from its African American players. For many pioneering basketball players on 18 teams in the Atlantic and Southeastern conference, playing ball meant braving sometimes menacing crowds during the tumultuous era of civil rights. Perry Wallace feared he would be shot when he first stepped onto a court in his Vanderbilt uniform. During one road game, Georgia’s Ronnie Hogue fended off a hostile crowd with a chair. Craig Mobley had to flee the Clemson campus, along with other black students. C.B. Claiborne couldn’t attend the Duke team banquet when it was ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Rowman & Littlefield United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
Guilford, United States
ISBN
9781599210421
SKU
V9781599210421
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About Barry Jacobs
Barry Jacobs, covered college basketball, as well as news and other sports, for The New York Times, for 20 years. His work has appeared in numerous other publications, including the Boston Globe, Washington Post, Newsday, Village Voice, GQ, People, and the Saturday Evening Post. He is the author of four books, including "Coach K's Little Blue Book," published by Total ... Read more
Reviews for Across the Line
“For the last three decades, Barry Jacobs has been among the most respected and dedicated sportswriters covering the world of college basketball. Across the Line is his finest work. This book tells the important stories of the brave young men who were only looking to play a game, but ended up making history. Exhaustively researched and eloquently written, Across the ... Read more